Items20The creator’s order
  1. 1Pathologic 2 (2019)Pathologic 2 (2019) 8.5/10 on IGDBReleased 23 May 2019I admire how the town's crisis becomes a problem of minutes, food and promises you cannot all keep. Choosing a detour has weight because Artemy's own body needs attention while other people are waiting. That same pressure makes me hesitate: hunger, illness and missed opportunities can overwhelm the…0
  2. 2Rain World (2017)Rain World (2017) 7.6/10 on IGDBReleased 28 Mar 2017The animals behave as if the world belongs to them, making a narrow escape feel like something learned rather than granted. I love that sense of being a small creature inside a larger ecosystem. The hesitation is equally clear: movement takes practice, directions are sparse, and an unlucky…0
  3. 3Cultist Simulator (2018)Cultist Simulator (2018) 6.9/10 on IGDBReleased 31 May 2018The attraction is discovering an occult grammar by moving cards, reading fragments and testing what fits into a ritual. An ordinary job and an impossible ambition occupy the same crowded table. My hesitation is the cost of learning: timers, unclear consequences and repeated beginnings can turn a…0
  4. 4Sunless Sea (2015)Sunless Sea (2015) 7.6/10 on IGDBReleased 6 Feb 2015An island's strange little story can make a dangerous voyage feel worthwhile, and the officers suggest lives continuing beyond your captain's immediate concerns. I am drawn to that combination of literary detail and an inhospitable sea. Getting to the next discovery can mean slow sailing, resource…0
  5. 5Noita (2020)Noita (2020) 7.8/10 on IGDBReleased 15 Oct 2020A wand you assembled can turn the environment into an astonishing chain reaction. Fluids, fire and destructible terrain make experimentation unusually tangible, which is the part I find irresistible. They can also kill you before you understand what went wrong, including through your own spell…0
  6. 6Kenshi (2018)Kenshi (2018) 8.3/10 on IGDBReleased 6 Dec 2018A rescue, a lost limb or an improvised trade route can become a story you helped make. Kenshi's refusal to appoint you the world's special hero gives those small achievements unusual weight. It also leaves you with weak recruits, rough navigation and long periods of training or recovery before a…0
  7. 7Caves of Qud (2024)Caves of Qud (2024) 8.2/10 on IGDBReleased 5 Dec 2024I value a world where mutations, social relationships and strange objects can change the solution to a problem. Qud makes character-building feel like imagining a different kind of life. Its vocabulary, interface and interacting systems still ask for considerable study, and Classic mode can erase a…0
  8. 8Dwarf Fortress (2022)Dwarf Fortress (2022) 8.2/10 on IGDBReleased 6 Dec 2022The appeal is seeing a settlement become a history of individual dwarves, accidents and decisions you barely realised mattered. Its simulation can produce stories no writer would sensibly plan. My reservation is the attention needed to understand what caused a crisis and what to change next. The…0
  9. 9My Summer Car (2025)My Summer Car (2025) 7.0/10 on IGDBReleased 8 Jan 2025I admire the commitment to making a car an assembly of parts and responsibilities instead of a menu upgrade. Getting an engine working can matter because you dealt with its mundane details yourself. Those details also include earning money, bodily needs, travel and consequences for careless…0
  10. 10Receiver 2 (2020)Receiver 2 (2020) 9.2/10 on IGDBReleased 14 Apr 2020Every encounter makes the handling of a weapon part of the problem, so tension comes from remembering controls while machines threaten you. I appreciate how completely that changes the usual rhythm of a shooter. The hesitation is the same concentration it demands: many actions need deliberate…0